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United Way Kickoff Campaign
United Way of the Cape Fear Area held its 2010 Campaign Kickoff at Airlie Gardens on Wednesday, September 1. With a garden-party atmosphere, this
year’s Kickoff yielded more than 200 local CEOs, donors, boardmembers and nonprofit organizations. Progress Energy VP and this year’s United Way
Campaign Chair, Bob McCall, spoke on behalf of United Way. “He brought his own music to get the crowd in the spirit,” says Leanna Strawn, VP and head
of marketing and communications. With the crowd completely behind him, McCall announced the United Way goal was to raise $2.2 million this year, with
100 percent of the proceeds benefiting local programs. Entertainment was provided by local guitarist Galen Hunsucker, who donated his time for the event.
Pacesetter organizations, Smart Start of New Hanover County, UPS, Progress Energy Carolinas, New Hanover County, PPD, Corning and United Way Board
announced that they have already started running campaigns or pledged a goal for their organization.
1 Caroline Short, Wendy
Foreman 2 Meg Davenport,
Board member Ed Murray, Anne
Murray 3 United Way Executive
Director Chris Nelson, Board
Chair Donna Girardot, Campaign
Chair Bob McCall 4 John
Gardener, Chris Daughtry, Marcus
Smith 5 Chris Compton, Bill &
Lisa McDow 6 Emily Watkins,
Mallory Broomfield, Leanne Straw
7 Kim Reaves, Kevin Johnson,
Janet Philips
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